you were with barack obama all of 2012 helping push his reelection. >> that's right. >> and health care was a major issue. >> that's right. >> were you present about any of this, about people keeping their health insurance plans. >> i worked for the president beginning in 2007 all wait through the reelection campaign. and reforming health care was a key topic. i got to tell you we tried everyday to get everything that we said and that president said right. it wasn't through a research, it went through a policy vet. we were scared to death we would get something wrong. we vetted everything. there is an incredible amount of churn in the -- >> you're not answering my question. >> was this line in -- there have been reports about barack obama's, you know, advisers and so on being present and whether the policy people that the report from the wall street journal was that the policy people said the president can't good out there and say this. if you like your plan, can you keep it. and that the political people said, keep your mouth shut because your actual statement is not that saleable. tha